#️⃣#Positive /ˈpɒzətɪv, ˈpɒzɪtɪv $ ˈpɑː-/


1️⃣ATTITUDE ➡️ if you are positive about things, you are hopeful and confident, and think about what is good in a situation rather than what is bad OPP negative

💢positive about

🔹You’ve got to be more positive about your work.

💢positive attitude/approach/outlook etc

🔹She’s got a really positive attitude to life.

💢the power of positive thinking

🔹‘Think positive!’ she advised herself.

2️⃣GOOD THING ➡️ good or useful OPP negative:

🔹At least something positive has come out of the situation.
🔹Write down all the positive things about your life.
🔹The rural environment was having a positive effect on the children’s health.
🔹It’s been a very positive experience for her.
🔹TV can be a positive influence.
🔹the positive contribution to the community made by many older people
🔹It’s been a difficult time but, on the positive side, I feel physically fine.
🔹Women should be portrayed in a more positive light.

3️⃣ACTION ➡️ if you take positive action, you do something definite in order to try to achieve something:

🔹We need to take positive steps to improve the situation of families in poverty.
🔹Positive action was required.
🔹It’s a relief to know that something positive is being done.

4️⃣SUPPORT ➡️ expressing support, agreement, or approval OPP negative

💢positive response/reaction

🔹The response we’ve had from the public has been very positive.
🔹We’ve had a lot of positive feedback from the people of this city.

💢positive about

🔹Most people have been very positive about the show.

5️⃣SURE [not before noun] ➡️ very sure, with no doubt at all that something is right or true SYN certain

💢positive (that)

🔹Are you absolutely positive you locked the door?
🔹’Are you sure about that?’ ‘Positive.’

6️⃣SIGN ➡️ showing that something is likely to succeed or improve:

🔹The fact that he’s breathing on his own again is a positive sign.

7️⃣PROOF positive proof/evidence/identification etc ➡️ proof etc that shows that there is no doubt that something is true:

🔹The witness made a positive identification.

8️⃣SCIENTIFIC TEST ➡️ showing signs of the medical condition or chemical that is being looked for OPP negative:

🔹The test results came back positive.
🔹athletes who had tested positive for banned substances

9️⃣EMPHASIS [only before noun] #spoken ➡️ used to emphasize how good or bad something is SYN total:

🔹The journey was a positive nightmare.

1️⃣0️⃣NUMBER #technical ➡️ a positive number is more than zero OPP negative

1️⃣1️⃣ELECTRICITY #technical ➡️ having the type of electrical charge that is carried by protons OPP negative:

🔹a positive charge


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#️⃣#Spread /spred/ #noun

سطح ؛ غطاء السرير ؛ مأدبة ؛ نشر ؛ انتشار ؛ امتداد ؛ صفحة ؛ فوطة ؛ غطاء المائدة ؛ مزرعة المواشي ؛ منشور ؛ غماس ؛ مفروش ؛ منتشر

1️⃣INCREASE [singular] ➡️ when something affects or is known about by more people or involves a larger area

💢spread of

🔹an attempt to stop the spread of nuclear weapons
🔹the rapid spread of cholera in Latin America

2️⃣SOFT FOOD [uncountable and countable]
🅰️a soft substance made from vegetable oil that is used like butter:

🔹one slice of toast with a low-fat spread

🅱️a soft food which you spread on bread

💢cheese/chocolate etc spread

3️⃣RANGE [singular] ➡️ a range of people or things

💢wide/broad/good spread of something

🔹We have a good spread of ages in the department.
🔹a broad spread of investments

4️⃣AREA [singular] ➡️ the total area in which something exists:

🔹the geographical spread of the company’s hotels

5️⃣double-page spread/centre spread ➡️ a special article or advertisement in a newspaper or magazine, which covers two pages or covers the centre pages:

🔹There’s a double-page spread in Sunday’s paper.

6️⃣LARGE MEAL [singular] #informal ➡️ a large meal for several guests on a special occasion:

🔹Tom’s mum laid on a huge spread.

7️⃣HAND/WINGS [uncountable] ➡️ the area covered when the fingers of a hand, or a bird’s wings, are fully stretched

8️⃣BED COVER [countable] ➡️ a bedspread

9️⃣MONEY [countable] #technical ➡️ the difference between the prices at which something is bought and sold, or the interest rates for lending and borrowing money

💢spread between

🔹the spread between the city banks’ loan rates and deposit rates

1️⃣0️⃣SPORT [singular] #American _English ➡️ the number of points between the scores of two opposing teams:

🔹a four-point spread

1️⃣1️⃣spread of land/water ➡️ an area of land or water

1️⃣2️⃣FARM [countable] #American_English ➡️ a large farm or ranch


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#️⃣#Source /sɔːs $ sɔːrs/ BrE AmE


📗source BrE AmE #verb [transitive] #technical

1️⃣if goods are sourced from a particular place, they are obtained from that place

🔘source from

💥Fish for the restaurant is sourced daily from British ports.

💥locally sourced milk

2️⃣to find out where something can be obtained:

💥We might be able to source the parts.


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